Chapter 307: The Fake Heiress (16)

Soon the school allowed Gu Qian to attend classes, and Gu Yao was also in elementary school. The house was often empty, but fortunately, Grandma Shen was there to keep Gu's mother company, so she wasn't too lonely. When the news of Gu's mother's recovery spread, many people from the village came to visit her and were all very surprised.

During the conversation, they asked about Gu's father, but no one had seen where he had gone. However, the villagers didn't like Gu's father and wished he would never come back, so that the poor mother and daughter could have some peace.

Gu's mother wanted to earn some money, but in the village, everyone was self-sufficient, and there was nowhere to make money. The family's few acres of land had long been abandoned, and Gu's mother's health condition did not allow her to do such high-intensity exercise.

So he bought a lot of small parts to make handicrafts, and then planned to take them to town to sell.

Gu's mother was very skillful, and Wen Wan followed her example. However, the first thing she made was horribly ugly.

Not wanting to waste the parts that Gu's mother bought, Wen Wan gave up and instead bought all sorts of the most fashionable and beautiful little parts for Gu's mother online, as well as various embroidered sachets, etc. Gu's mother was very happy.

After quickly finishing a small batch, Wen Wan took it to town to sell. It has to be said that although Gu's mother was skillful and made exquisite products, because the price was higher than others, there was no market for them, and they couldn't be sold at all.

Gu's mother wanted to suggest lowering the price, but Wen Wan disagreed.

So I discussed it with the system and opened an online store for handicrafts. Then I asked the system to create some virtual accounts and post a lot of buyer reviews. The price was naturally set at a relatively high level, after all, these are purely handmade and are new styles that you can't see on the market now. There are also shipping fees and labor costs to be calculated. I also asked the system to focus the online store on big cities and prepare to target mid-to-high-end prices.

The higher the consumption level in a place, the more money people have to buy these handicrafts, and business quickly comes to them.

Gu's mother had previously worked in business with Gu's father, so she wasn't completely clueless. She just hadn't expected Xiaoqing to be so clever as to come up with such a good idea as opening an online store.

The first batch of goods was quickly ordered, and they made their first profit.

After that, things started to get on track, and even Grandma Shen joined in. Grandma Shen's skills were quite good. Although she was old, she was not dizzy or blurry-eyed, and her hands were nimble. Both of them found something they liked to do and were very happy.

What Wen Wan didn't expect was that the patterns and designs she got from the system actually became popular online. A blogger who loves handicrafts promoted them, and a large number of orders came in immediately.

Both Gu's mother and Grandma Shen were working hard, but there were still not enough people. So Grandma Shen called on some aunties and old ladies in the village who were good at handicrafts to come and work together. When they heard that they could make money, they naturally came.

Wen Wan was responsible for providing the design, and the aunties and grandmas were responsible for the execution.

Wen Wan thought for a moment, then recorded everything on her phone, had the system edit it, and posted it online. She also cheated a bit by buying some promotions, attracting a lot of traffic and becoming popular in a small circle.

Orders kept coming in one after another.

The aunties and grandmas in the village were stunned. They had also made them to sell in town, but with so many people selling them, the price was only enough for a little pocket money. But they never expected that selling them online would increase the price several times over, and so many people would buy them.

So everyone was very grateful to Wen Wan, and they also worked very hard and diligently.

After making money, Gu's mother's energy and spirit improved significantly.

Her uncertainty about the future seemed to find its purpose; she could raise her two sons on her own, and she was no longer a burden to them.

When Gu Qian found out, he was very happy for his mother's current condition and was even more grateful to Wen Wan. In addition to attending school, Gu Qian also found a part-time job as a tutor, which was introduced by Teacher Chen. He could earn one or two hundred yuan a day. The principal also exempted Gu Qian from evening self-study.

After all, Gu Qian quickly got into the swing of things after entering the school, and in the subsequent county-wide unified examination, he directly won first place in the county, bringing great honor to the school and earning Gu Qian a bonus.

In subsequent school exams, he consistently ranked first by a wide margin, achieving near-perfect scores each time.

The senior high school students were also shocked. Some knew Gu Qian, and some didn't. But after his exam, everyone recognized him. After all, someone who had been away from school for several years and still came back as a top student was simply the most amazing person in the school.

Everything is getting better.

Gu Qian's studies stabilized, and his mother's small shop also became very successful.

The handicrafts I sent out all received very high praise.

Wen Wan even received some collaborative projects, buying her creative designs. Would Wen Wan sell them? Of course she would, since the system had plenty of reserves. So Wen Wan made another fortune.

The edited video went viral, and orders for the online store quickly surged. Due to a shortage of manpower, Wen Wan decisively set purchase limits, limiting the purchase of each style. Every time new stock was put on the shelves, it was snapped up.

However, this also brings many problems. For example, many online stores copy their products, and the quality is naturally not as good as theirs, but the price is low and the quantity is sufficient, which is obviously mass-produced.

If there's too much of this stuff, it naturally becomes worthless.

Many people buy the cheaper ones. Wen Wan thought about it and realized that the only way to solve this problem at its source was to... sue.

Wen Wan paid to contact a lawyer to consult on this issue, then had the system compile information, selected a few companies as typical examples, and then directly sued them. To be honest, the cost of litigation is very high, but it also brings many benefits and can resolve many worries.

As expected, after winning the lawsuits against those companies and obtaining compensation, other shops quickly removed the plagiarized products from their shelves. When customers found out, they felt this was a good thing, since they naturally didn't want to buy something that was readily available everywhere. Moreover, at first glance, it was hard to distinguish between genuine and pirated products, so it was natural to protect the interests of customers.

After the brand was established, Wen Wan received an unexpected collaboration.

A TV series ordered a batch of handicrafts from them, not limited to jewelry.

Wen Wan was very happy. She found out that these people would appear in the TV series being filmed, and the actor was not some unknown nobody, but rather someone on the 18th tier of fame.

Don't underestimate this 18th-tier web series; it at least has some fame, so Wen Wan readily agreed.

Then they had Gu's mother and the others mainly handle orders for this TV series, while only a small portion was sold in the online store, and even fewer were available due to the limited quantity. In an instant, customers who liked to buy from their store cried out, and some even cried in the comments section of the video Wen Wan filmed.

Wen Wan reassured these people, but still mainly focused on product placement in collaborations with web dramas.

Gu's mother listened to Wen Wan in everything, and the other villagers made money by following Wen Wan, which was much more profitable than farming at home. Moreover, they didn't have to work in the sun and wind. As long as the older people's eyesight wasn't poor and their hands weren't shaky, they could do it. After they learned that what they made could be shown on TV, they all agreed without hesitation.

Soon enough, Wen Wan finalized the design plans with the production team and began working on the project.

Time flies.

Handcrafting is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but everyone is very motivated when they think about the benefits that will come later. Wen Wan has also recruited a lot of people, but they all have to be tested and have the necessary skills to participate.

The crew also kept an eye on things. After the first batch of goods was shipped out, the other party was very satisfied, and then they continued to ship goods one after another.

After finishing all the work for the film crew, three months had passed, and Gu Qian was on winter vacation. The weather had also turned cold.